University of Michigan students rally for immigration reform

Mar. 30, 2013

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Immigrants and supporters rallied Friday night at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, calling for immigration reform.

The rally was the latest in a string of demonstrations in southeast Michigan as U.S. senators debate proposals to address more than 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S., including 150,000 in Michigan.

"We want to put pressure on Congress to pass a broad reform bill," said Paul Henderson, Midwest regional director for the Dream is Now, an immigrant advocacy group that helped organize Friday's campus rally. ...